Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Yu Gu, University of California, Los Angeles

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Women in Engineering

., Gaff, J., Dienst, R., Wood, L. & Bavry, J. (1975). College professors and their impact on students. New York: Wiley-Interscience.5. See Antony, J.S. & Tayor, E. (2004). Theories and strategies of academic career socialization: Improving paths to the professoriate for black graduate students. In D.H. Wulff, A.E. Austin & Associates, Paths to the professoriate: Strategies for enriching the preparation of future faculty (pp. 92-114). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; Austin, A. E. (2002). Preparing the Next Generation of Faculty: Graduate School as Socialization to the Academic Career. Journal of Higher Education 73(1); Boyle, P., & Boice, B. (1998). Best Practices for

Conference Session

Active and Project-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garrett Miles Clayton, Villanova University; Teresa Genevieve Wojcik, Villanova University; Aleksandra Radlińska, Villanova University; Noelle K. Comolli, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Design as a Vehicle for Developing Team Work and Problem Solving Skills in Design Engineering.” 2004 International Conference on Engineering Education.[2] B. Adamczyk and S. Fleischmann. “Engineering and Elementary School Partnerships (or Dean Kamen’s Challenge Revisited).” 2003 ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference.[3] G. M. Clayton. “Introducing engineering design using impromptu design projects.” 2010 ASEE Congress and Exposition.[4] R. Bannerot, R. Kastor, and P. Ruchhoeft. “Interdisciplinary Capstone Design at the University of Houston.” 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference.[5] G. M. Clayton, A. Radlinska, N. K. Comolli, and T. G. Wojcik. “Integrating design education across the

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

; Snijders, T. A. B. (2003). A comparison of measures for individual social capital. Paper presented at the Creation of and Returns to Social Capital. Retrieved from http://www.xs4all.nl/~gaag/work/comparison_paper.pdf.16. Trenor, J.M., Gipson, K., and Miller, M.K. (2011). Developing a Survey Instrument to Characterize Social Capital Resources Impacting Undergraduates' Decisions to Enter and Persist in Engineering. Proceedings of the 2011 Frontiers in Education Conference, Rapid City, South Dakota.17. Merriam, S. B. (2002). Qualitative research in practice: Examples for discussion and analysis. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.18. Van Note Chism, Douglas, and Hilson (2008). Qualitative Research Basics: A Guide for Engineering Educators

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; J. Lane Thames, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Donald Wellman Jr., Georgia Institute of Technology; Dazhong Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sungshik Yim, Georgia Institute of Technology; David W. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

service managers. Further, aparticular user can simultaneously be a service consumer, producer, and/or manager, dependingon the user’s role with respect to the system as a whole. For example, consider the user Alice.Alice can be a student participating in project A, a producer for project B, and a manager ofproject C.The communication assets of DICIS are comprised of four primary components: (1)communication network, (2) network security, (3) human asset service communication interface(SCI), and (4) manufacturing process asset service communication interface. We assume that thecommunication network is based on the Internet Protocol (IP) such that standardized, ubiquitous,Internet-based communications take place. The network security component

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

employees or consumers in a dynamic and capitalist economy, (b) to enablestudents to comprehend how individuals and societies use technology to satisfy their needs andpursue their wishes and dreams, (c) to provide students with ways of thinking about howtechnology can be shaped to serve a range of goals and values.The authors agree with Carlson16 that we should strive to develop a technological literacy thatembraces this broader and more active perspective. The course is designed to promotetechnological literacy by introducing students to basic scientific principles in several areas ofEnvironment. Page 25.362.3MotivationThe conventional system of

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Y. Scales, North Carolina State University; Terri E. Varnado, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Multimedia Learning Objects’, Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, Special Edition on Learning Objects 13 (4), 371–89.14 Buckley, C.A., Pitt, E., Norton, B. & Owens, T. (2010). Students' approaches to study, conceptions of learning and judgements about the value of networked technologies. Active Learning in Higher Education 11, 55.15  Goodyear,  P.,  Jones,  C.,  Asenso,  M.,  Hodgson,  V.  &  Steeples,  C.  (2005).  Networked  learning  in  higher   education:  Students’  expecations  and  experiences.  Higher  Education,  50.  473_–508.  16 Brandon, D.P. & Hollingshead, A. B. (1999). Collaborative learning and computer-supported groups. Communications Education, 48(2) 109-12617 Lai, C.-Y. & Wu, C.-C. (2006). Using

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bailey Renee Leppek, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kara E. Gray, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-5064: ART FOR THE SAKE OF IMPROVING ATTITUDES TO-WARD ENGINEERINGProf. Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder Jean Hertzberg is currently Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at CU, Boulder. Her research centers around pulsatile, vortex dominated flows with applications in both combustion, and bio-fluid dy- namics. She is also interested in a variety of flow field measurement techniques, and has recently begun work in engineering education research. Hertzberg teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in mea- surement techniques, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, design, and computer tools. She has pioneered a spectacular new course on flow visualization, co-taught to

Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Educational Research and Methods

engineeringeducation. Contrasting research results regarding the importance of “social engagement” in theacademic success and retention of freshman engineering students suggest the way researchershave conceptualized and measured the construct in current research literature may beproblematic.Statement of Research Purpose This paper provides a critical analysis of the existing literature related to the construct of“social engagement,” which has been studied as an important predictor of engineering studentretention and academic success. For the purpose of this paper, we include both behavioral andaffective dimensions of social engagement and conceptualize the construct as having threecategories, a) Participation in co-curricular activities, b

Conference Session

Undergraduate Recruitment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Rona Tamiko Halualani, San Jose State University

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Women in Engineering

; Yu, S. L. (2008, December). Diversity within diversity. ASEE Prism, p. 51.6 Niemann, Y.F. (2001). Stereotypes about Chicanas and Chicanos. Coun Psych 29, 55-90.7 Gloria, A. M. & Robinson Kurpius, S. E. (1996). The validation of the Cultural Congruity Scale and the University Environment Scale with Chicano(a) students. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 18, 533-549.8 Schunk, D. H., & Pajares, F. (2002). The development of academic self-efficacy. In Development of achievement motivation (pp. 15-31). San Diego: Academic Press.9 Rittmayer, M.A. & Beier, M.E. (2009). Self-Efficacy in STEM. In B. Bogue & E. Cady (Eds.). Applying Research to Practice (ARP) Resources.10 American

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George E. Meyer, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Kim Cluff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jeyamkondan Subbiah P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

divisioncourses in which they need those skills.The objective of this paper is to discuss the current utilization of electronic technologies forteaching and grading student materials for two courses, in lieu of recent increased enrollments inthe program. Also, discussed are some of the issues of implementation and student feedback.The two required courses that were taught with electronic assisted teaching technologies are:“Engineering Properties of Biological Materials (sophomore level)”, and “Instrumentation andControls (senior level)” (Meyer, et al, 2008). The ABET outlines for these courses are shown inAppendices A and B, respectively.Classroom DesignAll AGEN/BSEN engineering classes and laboratory sections are taught on the lower two levelsof Chase

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

-scada-systems-hacked-by-anonymous/19. Charette, Robert, “Stuxnet Successor Looking for New Cyber Targets?” IEEE Spectrum, Risk factor, October 2011, http://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/telecom/security/stuxnet-successor-looking-for-new-cyber-targets Accessed March 201220. Nakashima, Ellen, “Water-pump failure in Illinois wasn’t cyberattack after all,” Washington Post November 25, 2011.21. Criteria for Accrediting Computing Programs: Effective for Evaluations During the 2011-2012 Accreditation Cycle (2010).22. Lunt , B. M., Ekstrom, J. J., Gorka, S., Hislop, G., Kamali, R., Lawson, E. A., et al. (2008). Information Technology 2008: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Information

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Han-lung Lin, University of California, Riverside; Thomas Stahovich, University of California, Riverside; James Herold, University of California, Riverside

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

-517 2005 [3] Eric Peterson, Thomas Stahovich, Eric Doi, Christine Alvarado, Grouping Strokes into Shapes in Hand-Drawn Diagrams Proc. of the 24th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-10), 2010, pp. 974-979 [4] Patel, R.; Plimmer, B.; Grundy, J.; and Ihaka, R. 2007. Ink features for diagram recognition. In Proc. of SBIM. [5] Bhat, A., and Hammond, T. 2009. Using entropy to identify shape and text in hand-drawn diagrams. In IJCAI. Page 25.243.10 [6] Bishop, C. M.; Svensen, M.; and Hinton, G. E. 2004. Distinguishing text from graphics in on-line handwritten ink. In Proc. of the Int. Workshop on FHR, 142

Conference Session

FPD VII: Research on First-year Programs Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

exam, Ioften wind up with a low score (meaning, a B, instead of an A; or the rare C). So, I’m alittle nervous.My exam is now in my hands – both parts. I can’t see a score readily visible; there aretwo stapled sections, each with multiple problems, each problem with a score. I startadding them up to see my total. My professor has a very interesting model for givingmath exams. Because our class periods are only 50 minutes in duration, he allots twodays for each exam, so that we have enough time to answer the problems. He gives theexam in two parts. Part 1 was given on Wednesday, in the fifth week of classes, and wasworth 80% of the possible points. We read on the professor’s website3 that part 1 isdesigned with a strategy of being a combination

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pistrui, Acumen Dynamics, LLC; John K. Layer, University of Evansville; Sandra L. Dietrich, Eastern Michigan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-4615: MAPPING THE BEHAVIORS, MOTIVES, AND PROFES-SIONAL COMPETENCIES OF ENTREPRENEURIALLY MINDED EN-GINEERS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGA-TIONDr. David Pistrui, Acumen Dynamics, LLC David Pistrui serves as the Managing Director of Acumen Dynamics, LLC, a strategy-based education, training, and research firm that focuses on practical knowledge and skills that help organizations align vi- sion and strategy with execution and performance. Working as an independent scholar, thought leader and advisor to corporations, family foundations, academic institutions, government agencies and global think tanks, Pistrui’s activities include strategy development, business succession, assessment modeling, tech

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Mikesell P.E., Ohio Northern University; David R. Sawyers Jr., Ohio Northern University; Jed E. Marquart, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Engineering Department at ONU.16 The former arelisted in the appendix, while the latter closely align with the eleven ABET engineeringaccreditation criteria17 (also in the appendix).The tasks and requirements described for the Baja competition, for example, represent explicitfulfillment of five of the ABET criteria (a, c, e, g, k). The design competition additionallypresents opportunities to fulfill four other criteria (b, d, f, i), such as an understanding ofprofessional and ethical responsibility and an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.Sirinterlikci and Kerzmann cite specific ways in which all eleven criteria were satisfied in theirschool’s Baja experience.18All four of the Program Educational Objectives are clearly supported by each

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

AC 2012-2965: EMBEDDING LEADERSHIP TOPICS IN THE ENGINEER-ING CURRICULUMDr. Gene Dixon, East Carolina University Gene Dixon teaches aspiring engineers at the undergraduate level at East Carolina University. He has held positions in industry with Union Carbide, Chicago Bridge & Iron, E.I. DuPont & deNemours, West- inghouse Electric, CBS, Viacom, and Washington Group. He has spoken to more than 25,000 people as a corporate trainer, a teacher, and a motivational speaker. He received a Ph.D. in industrial and sys- tems engineering and engineering management from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, a master’s of business administration from Nova Southeastern University, and a bachelor’s of science in

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Jenkins P.E., California State University, Fresno; Walter V. Loscutoff, California State University, Fresno; Thomas Nguyen

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

examination and providing proof of graduation shall be licensed as a professional engineer, if otherwise qualified: (1) An engineer intern who satisfies one of the following education and experience requirements: (a) Following the bachelor’s degree, an acceptable amount of coursework resulting in a master’s degree in engineering from an institution that offers EAC/ABET accredited programs, or the equivalent, and with a specific record of 3 years or more of progressive experience on engineering projects of a grade and a character which indicate to the board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering (b) Following a master’s degree in engineering from an EAC/M-ABET-accredited

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

all the trainings were provided with a basic kit of turbine materials andcurricular materials. CREATE also co-sponsors Kid wind Regional Competitions forstudents thoughout the year which lead to Kid wind finals at the AWEA nationalconvention. This year it will be in Atlanta, GA and CREATE will have teams there. Section Four: Outreach activities:  Conferences  &  Presentations  Alfano,  Ph.D.,  K.  Board,  L.,  Collins,  B.,  Galisky,  J.,  Karnes,  V.  (May  22  -­‐  25,  2011).  Co-­‐Sponsor.  AWEA  WindPower  2011  Conference  &  Exhibition  and  KidWind  Finals  Competition.    Anaheim,  CA.  Alfano,  Ph.D.,  K.  (June  25  -­‐  30,  2011).  Poster

Conference Session

K-12 Teachers: PD, Implementation, and Beyond

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Dringenberg, Purdue University; Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

sections focusing onthe engineering design process, engineering content, gender differences, science content,reflective and active learning, students’ level of frustration, and the amount of direct supportfrom the teacher (see Table 2) for sample items.Table 2. Sample Items from SEcLO (Pilot Version)Category Sample Items1) Engineering design a) Students identified a problemprocess b) Students shared and developed a plan c) Students created and tested their chosen design d) Students communicated results of their design and testing e) Students improved their design f) Students retested their design2

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, East Carolina University; Carrie S. Dossick, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Construction

., & Sketo, B. (2008). Building Information Modeling (BIM): Benefits, Risks andChallenges. Proceedings of the International 44th Annual Conference Associated Schools of Construction. April 2-53. Azhar, S., Sattineni, A., & Hein, M. (2010). BIM Undergraduate Capstone Thesis: Student Perceptions andLessons Learned. Proceedings of the 46th ASC Annual Conference, Boston, MA.4. Barham, W., Meadati, P., & Irizary, J. (2011). Enhancing Student Learning in Structures Courses with BuildingInformation Modeling. Proceedings of the 2011 ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering,Miami, FL., pp. 850-8575. Barison, M. B. & Santos, E. T. (2010). An Overview of BIM Specialists. Proceedings of the InternationalConference on

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consulting; Ziqian Dong, New York Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

produce graduates that will ultimatelyachieve our Program Educational Objectives is an EGMU score of 1.5 for each Page 25.778.10ABET student outcome. This score of 1.5 was chosen by the departmentbecause in the EGMU scoring it falls midway between the Minimal and Goodindicators and therefore represents what a student would need in order to satisfythe requirements for graduation. (If each of the EGMU scores is adjusted tocorrespond to the grade points associated with A, B, C, D, a 1.5 is a C.) While many courses may satisfy a particular ABET outcome, the assessment committee has picked a subset of these courses that it finds most appropriate to

Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas H. Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University, West; Douglas C. Montgomery, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Some College 0 Two year college degree 0 Four year college degree 4 Master's degree 3 Doctoral degree 1 Professional degree (MD or JD) 1 Current Enrollment <12 hours 1 12 – 15 hours 7 > 15 hours 3Table 2. Student Performance Exceptional Effective Acceptable Unsatisfactory Component (A) (B) (C) (D-F) Sampling

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Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University; Michael T. Butcher, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

and information used are further outlined in an Assessment Matrix(see Table 1).(a) Indirect Assessment-Group DiscussionA portion of the lab each week will be dedicated to meeting with the mentor and mentoredgroups separately. The meeting will be a group discussion format in which there will be a time todiscuss aspects that are working well and problems that have emerged. The group will take timeto brainstorm how the challenges can be overcome, when necessary. This information will begiven back to other groups when appropriate, such that a closed-loop feedback system isestablished.(b) Indirect Assessment-Subjective QuestionnairesQuestionnaires specific to the mentor/mentored group will be developed. The questionnaire willaddress student

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi J.C. Ellis, Western New England University; Gregory W. Hislop, Drexel University; Josephine Sears Rodriguez, Western New England University; Ralph Morelli, Trinity College

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

SoftwareEngineering. IEEE-CS/ACM. http://sites.computer.org/ccse/SE2004Volume.pdf 2004.Accessed 1/4/12.2. Computing Curricula 2005: Computer Science. The Overview Report. IEEE-CS/ACM. 2005.http://sites.computer.org/ccse/SE2004Volume.pdf Accessed 1/4/12.3. Association Board for Engineering and Technology, 2012. “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,Effective for Reviews During the 2012-2013 AccreditationCycle,”http://www.abet.org/uploadedFiles/Accreditation/Accreditation_Process/Accreditation_Documents/Current/eac-criteria-2012-2013.pdf Accessed 1/4/12.4. Begel, A. and Simon, B., “Struggles of new college graduates in their first software development job,”Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education, (2008), pp

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Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shweta Chopra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

will be designed based upon socialconstructionist theories using communicative prospective 11, which will reveal how femalestudents create, negotiate and shift their identities while selecting, studying and practicing inSTEM field. Research questions include: a) what do they think about graduate education; b)what does pursuing career in STEM field mean to female?; c) what messages are enunciate aboutSTEM discipline, and how does these messages differ at different points in a female’s life?; d)what were the initial factor(s) compelling females to choose STEM as field of study?; e) whatfeatures of STEM discipline seems enticing or dispiriting to females from pursuing educationand practice in these area?; f) what kind of guidance, mentoring, and

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russ Pimmel, University of Alabama; Roger K. Seals, Louisiana State University; Stephanie M. Beard, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

instructionalapproaches where participant motivation may be as important as content. Although ourIWBWs were offered independently, the series that we have offered contained the samematerial as our daylong, face-to-face ASEE workshop with several segments distributedin time. Thus we believe that longer programs can be presented virtually through a seriesof short sessions in a cost-effective efficient way without geographical limitations andthere is evidence that faulty will participate. 4, 5, 16,24References  1. Anderson, W., U. Banerjee, C. Drennan, S. Elgin, I. Epstein, J. Handelsman, F. Hatfull, R. Losick, D. O’Dowd, B. Olivera, S. Strobel, C. Walker and I. Warner (2011). Changing the culture of science

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

discuss trends in grade distributions, especially in the context of learning andmastery of the course material. Obviously, a good knowledge of the fundamental conceptscovered in Thermodynamics-I prepares students to succeed in Thermodynamics-II.At this institution all required mathematic, science, and engineering courses must be completedwith a grade of ‘C” or higher. Therefore, the successful attempt rate is defined as the percentageof students enrolled in the class who complete the course with a grade of either “A”, or “B” or“C”. Grades of “D,” “F” or “W” (withdraw from the class) are considered unsuccessfulattempts. A simple metric is the percentage of students receiving grades of D, F, or W (DFWpercentage).Between fall semester 1994 and

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahesh C. Aggarwal, Gannon University; Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-3984: HIGHLY RELEVANT AND PRODUCTIVE COLLABORA-TIONS BETWEEN INDUSTRIES AND UNIVERSITIESDr. Mahesh C. Aggarwal, Gannon University Mahesh Aggarwal has been a faculty member at Gannon University since 1978. He graduated from Marquette University with a M.S. and University of Michigan with Ph.D. in thermal science area. He has worked for numerous companies and is currently working with GE Transportation in Erie, Penn. At GE, he is the coordinator of GE/Gannon MS Program. He has seven patents with GE Transportation over the last 10 years. He is an active member of the ASME, serving as Chair to numerous groups. He served as Vice President for Region V (District B now) and is actively involved in precollege

Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sujatha J., Mission10X, Wipro Technologies; Rajshri Jobanputra

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Making each member responsible and dependent on all others b. Choosing an optimum group size (typically about 6-7 members per group) c. Ensuring group size that actively and easily involves all b) Group Task a. Creating group tasks that require interdependence b. Ensuring fair division of labor within the group c. Setting up competitions among groups or using an alternative strategy if groups are not working well d. Devising strategies such that group succeeds only if each member contributes c) Group Performance Evaluation a. Awarding prizes/ incentives helps keeping the group spirit high b. Adhering to democratic mechanisms to deal with uncooperative

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepika Sangam, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

0.4711 b-score and post-test 0.5597Nonetheless, it was encouraging that the students in Section 1 (where conceptual-understandingbased instruction was implemented) rated the module higher. However, there was no significantcorrelation between student rating of the instructional module and their performance on the test,as indicated by the ρ (rho) = -0.112/0.1127 value, as presented in Table 7.As would be expected, there is a slightly more significant relationship between studentperformance and their background as indicated by ρ (rho) = 0.4711/0.5597 in Table 7. Studentswho were concurrently enrolled in introductory circuits course offered by ECE department orwho had completed an electronics course in high school